Engineering & Maintenance Manager - Transportation - Marine

Our client is a leading Trust Port that plays a significant role in generating over £275m to the Scottish economy, and providing much needed employment opportunities to the region, is now looking to appoint an experienced Engineering & Maintenance Manager to oversee both the Ports current and future capital infrastructure development projects, whilst ensuring that all planned mainatence programs with respect to the Ports operational assets are properly maintained. 

Engineering:

• Multi-million Capital infrastructure development projects.
• Project Management and budget management of multidiscipline projects (civil/electrical/water/fuel).
• Review and optioneering of physical infrastructure layout and upgrades.
• Capex and opex budget setting and control.
•  Participate in funding activities for Capital Projects.
• Attending Port business development and project meetings.
• Negotiating contractor tenders and managing third party contractors.
• Promote and ensure good health and safety practice is complied with both by yourself and those working with you at all times.
• Support and promote the vision and values of the Port and lead on role modelling and reinforcing the required core values/behaviours.
• Develop proposals for capital investment gaining input from specialist Engineering, Business Development and Commercial as required.

Maintenance:

• Develop the maintenance plan, ensuring quays, piers, warehouses and lay down areas remain fit for purpose, clear of debris and safe to use. Include setting and monitoring KPIs and targets in line with that plan and to meet service level agreements.
• Supervision and control of equipment for the provision and reception of fuel oil, water, and waste, including the processing of returns where required.
• Undertake the implementation of planned maintenance programs with respect to operational and PLANT equipment as per maintenance/inspection schedules.
• Work collaboratively with customers and internal parties to ensure all assets are maintained to the appropriate standard of repair, safety, and reliability.
• Management and maintain delegated maintenance budgets.
• Ensure invoicing is accurate and completed in a timely manner in line with lease, contract, or other agreements. Manage utilities and re-charging process across the Port.
• Proactively instruct and monitor inspections including the understanding of insurance obligations
• Lead and manage facilities/maintenance team, including all aspects of performance management, providing clear, visible direction and identifying training needs.
• Work collaboratively with customers and internal parties to ensure all assets are maintained to the appropriate standard of repair, safety and reliability.
•  Ensure that planned and reactive maintenance and capital investment are undertaken, using asset surveys and maintenance reporting tools, prioritising as required.
• Manage utilities and re-charging process across the Port.

The ideal candidate will already be working within a Senior Engineering or Principal Engineering capacity at the moment, either for another marine Port/Public Sector facilities or within water transportation,  or alternatively, you could be working within engineering consultancy to the water or marine transportation sector and would like the chance to work for a Port directly, with the autonomy to take the lead on a number of exciting infrastructure projects. In addition to this, candidates will be effective communicators with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders on capital infrastructure projects as well as the ability to work with outside contractors. Candidates will be Chartered Civil or Mechanical engineering qualified and will possess at least 10 years solid experience.